Sales Enablement Lead
perplexity
Híbrido
San Francisco
Sales
Advertising
Job Score
100 pts
Hybrid model (+80)
Sales (+10)
Advertising (+10)
Perplexity is seeking its first Sales Enablement hire to build the function for our Enterprise, Commercial, and BDR teams. Our sales org is growing quickly and selling a product that evolves almost every week to buyers who range from IT and security to legal, research, and the C-suite. This role owns how sellers ramp, how they tell the Perplexity story, and how they get better every quarter.
This is an individual contributor role reporting into Sales leadership. It is hands-on: you will set the strategy and also write the onboarding curriculum, record the demo, build the battlecard, and run the Friday call review. You will partner closely with Sales leadership, AI Strategists, Product, Product Marketing, Revenue Operations, and Strategic Finance.
What you'll do
Onboarding and ramp
Design and run a repeatable onboarding program for new BDRs, Commercial AEs, and Enterprise AEs, with a defined bar for what "ramped" means at each role and clear ramp-time targets
Own the first 30/60/90 for every new seller, including product certification, pitch and demo certification, tooling proficiency, and territory readiness
Build in feedback loops so every cohort improves the next one
Messaging, pitch, and demo
Codify the Perplexity Enterprise, Commercial, and API pitch into a single, current, opinionated narrative that every seller can deliver the same way
Build and maintain the standard demo flow for each product surface (Enterprise Pro, Computer, API) and keep it current as the product ships
Partner with Product Marketing on positioning, use cases, buyer personas, and vertical narratives (Financial Services, Legal, Healthcare, Consulting, and others as they emerge)
Ongoing enablement and coaching
Run a regular enablement cadence (weekly rep-facing sessions, monthly deep dives, quarterly kickoffs) driven by what the field actually needs
Build a live call-review and coaching program with Sales leadership, using recorded calls to reinforce what good looks like and surface where reps are getting stuck
Own the enablement content library — playbooks, talk tracks, discovery questions, objection handles, competitive battlecards, ROI framing — and keep it usable, current, and findable
Product-to-field translation
Sit close to Product to translate each release into "what this means for the field": what to say, who to say it to, when to bring it up, and what proof to lean on
Build a launch process that turns product updates into field readiness quickly and consistently
Sales methodology and skill development
Partner with Sales leadership to select and operationalize the qualification and deal-management framework that fits Perplexity's motion — training, reinforcement, coaching, and inspection
Build role-specific skill programs (discovery, multi-threading, negotiation, executive presence, technical selling to IT and security buyers)
Measurement and iteration
Define what enablement is accountable for: ramp time to first deal, pitch and demo certification pass rates, win rate on contested deals, content adoption, and manager coaching consistency
Report against those metrics and kill programs that do not move them
What we're looking for
6+ years in sales enablement, sales training, sales operations, or a quota-carrying / sales-adjacent role at a B2B software company, with clear ownership of a program you built end to end
A track record of building or scaling enablement from zero or near-zero — you have been the first or second enablement hire before, or you have owned a function that ran like one
Strong instincts for sales messaging and translating a complex, fast-moving technical product into a story that sellers can tell and buyers can act on
Fluency running coaching and call reviews with sellers and Sales leadership — you can spot what a rep needs from listening to five minutes of a call
Ability to work cross-functionally with Sales leadership, Product, Product Marketing, Revenue Operations, and Strategic Finance
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Willingness to be in the San Francisco or New York office four days per week
Nice to have
Experience at a Series B–D company selling a fast-changing product to a mix of technical and business buyers
Background enabling both direct sales and a self-serve to enterprise motion
Experience selling or enabling into AI, developer tools, search, or enterprise infrastructure
Familiarity with modern enablement and revenue tooling (CRM, LMS, conversation intelligence, content management)
Previous time as an AE, SDR, or SC before moving into enablement
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